Attachment for firearms.



ND MODEL.

PATENTED MAR. 31, L903; R. M. G. PHILLIPS.

ATTACHMENT. FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.16, 1901.

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No. 724,827. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903 R. M. G. PHILLIPS. ATTACHMENT FORFIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16, 1901. N0 MODEL.

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.Fa'rnnr ROSS M. G. PHILLIPS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR. TOIDEAL IIOLSTER COMPANY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OFCALIFORNIA.

ATTACHM ENT F F S.

'EEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 724,327, dated March31, 1903.

Application filed October 16, 1901. Serial No- 78,881- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Ross M. G. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments forGuns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to guns having detachable stocks; andone object of the invention is to provide means whereby a small firearmof the construction now in vogue can be readily supplied with adetachable stock, so that suchfirearm can be discharged either from thehand or from the shoulder; This object is attained by supplying thefirearm with one or more plates or scales constructed to receive theattaching portionof a stock, whereby the firearm is adapted forconnection with the stock without further change. A further object is toprovide extremely cheap and simple-means whereby small firearmsfurnishedwith the usual form of scales can be readily adapted forattachment with a stock. This is preferably'accomplished by means of twothin supplemental scales furnished. with seats and constructed to berespectively mounted on opposite sides of the back-strap of a gun,interposed between such back-strap and the usual scales of the gun.

Another object of the invention is to pro' vide an absolutely rigidconnection between a detachable non-extensible stock and a gun.

With this object in view the stock is furnished with a fixedand amovable jaw to engage shouldered seats with which the gun is furnished,and a lever and a locking device therefor are provided to move, lock,and unlock the lastnamed jaw. Said locking device is preferably in theform of a block acting on the stock and on the lever which movessaidlast-named jaw. Said block may be carried either by the stock 'or bysaid lever.

The detachable stock is preferably formed of a holster having areinforcing or stifiening frame and is so shown in the drawings; but itis to be understood that I do not limit my invention to any specificform of construction nor to nonextensible stocks. The invention can becarried out in various forms and by different moans.

The accompanying drawings illustrate two of the forms in which thisinvention may be embodied.

' Figure I is a side view of a firearm to which a form of the inventionis illustrated as applied. The ordinary scale of the firearm is omitted'to expose one of the intermediate scales. Fig. II is an end view of afirearm, showing the improved scales in place to receive the engagingportion of' the stock. Fig. 11 is an enlarged elevation of the front endof the gun-holder. Fig. III is an enlarged detail view'ot the scalesdetached. Fig. IV is a fragmental view of the detachable stock, showingparts in longitudinal section. The lower member of the frame is shown inaxial section. tion on line IV, Fig. VI. Fig. IV illustrates a modifiedform of lever. Fig. V is a fragmental view further illustrating the jawsand portions of the frame shown in Fig. IV. The moving jaw is shown inside elevation and the members for manipulating and locking such jawarepartly in longitudinal section on line indicated by V,, Fig. VII. Fig.VI is a view from the under side of Fig. V with parts unbroken. Fig. VIIis asection on line indicated by VII VII, Figs. V and VI, looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows in said figures. Fig. VIII is asideelevation, partly in section. of a portion of a holster and part of thehandle of a small firearm, illustrating a modified form of attachingmeans. Fig. IX is a section on line IX IX of Fig. VIII. Fig. X is adetail view of the extension of the end plate shown in Fig. VIII.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The invention is illustrated as. applied toa revolver; but the same isin no manner limited to use with revolvers and is here shown inconnection therewith merely to disclose an application of the invention,which is equally capable of employment with other kinds of guns. I

1 designates a holster for small firearms, which may be of any preferredconstruction,

and may be formed of any suitable material,

The movable jaw is shown in sec- I here of a frame fastened to theholster to atford the required rigidity. Preferably the member 2 is ametal band or plate surrounding the open end of the holster, and themembers 3 and 4 are rods, desirably tubular, fastened to said member 2and extending along the edges of the holster and rigidly secured by anysuitable means to the member 5,which is in the form of an attachment toengage the handle of the firearm.

6 designates rivets securing the frame to the holster.

The attachment 5 is preferably furnished with a bifurcated jaw 7,constructed to span the back-strap 8 of the firearm 9 and enter seats 10and 11, respectively, provided there for in a part or parts of the gun.In the drawings thin supplemental scales 12 and 13 are shownappropriately recessed and shouldered to form jaw-receiving seats andinterterposed between the back-strap Send the usual scales 14 and 15 ofthe firearm. Said supplemental scales may be held in place by anysuitable means. p

a designates holes to receive fastening devices b to fasten the scalesto the back-strap.

The seats 10 and 11 are substantially alike, and the bifurcations of thefixed jaw are also substantially alike. Referring to Fig. I, the seat 11is furnished with a retaining-shoulder d and a stop-shoulder e, and thefixed jaw 7 is furnished with a projection f to engage the shoulder dand is constructed to fit against the stop-shoulder e when suchengagement is effected. A similar construction is illustrated in Fig.VIII.

In Fig. I is shown a movable jaw 29, car-- ried by a lever 32, pivotallyconnected to the attachment 5 bya pivot g and furnished with aprojection i to engage ashoulder h of a seat 31 in the scale 13to drawthe handle of the firearm into place against the attachment 5 when thejaws are in their seats and the movable jaw is brought to lockedposition. One form of constructing these parts to accomplish this objectis to form the engaging surface of the projection and. of the seat on anincline or angle to the line of longitudinal movement of the holsterrelatively to the firearm.

clined surface will be gradually forced down the inclinedshoulder-,whereby the projection will be drawn inward and with it theattachment, which will be firmly drawn against the handle of thefirearm.

Preferably secured upon or over the closed end of therholster is an endplate 16, desirably provided with attaching ears or lugs 17 and18 toreceive rivets or screws 61, which pass through the sides of the holsterto secure the plate in position thereon, substantially as illustrated inFigs. I, IV, and VIII of the drawings. The end plate is preferablysecured to the attachment 5 by screws 0.

Preferably formed on one edge of theend plate 16 is an extension 20,desirably extend- In this manner when the projec-' tion is swung on itspivot by the lever its ining obliquely therefrom to conform to the edgeof the holster and furnished with attaching-ears 21, to be secured tothe holster 1. The extension 20 is preferably substantiallysem'icyliudrical in form to receive and hold one end of the rod 4, whichextends along the inclined edge of the holster and the other end whereofis preferably secured to the band or plate 2,substantially as indicatedat 23 in Fig. I of the drawings. The extension 20 may be riveted to therod 4, as shown at 24, Figs. IV and V, thereby securing that end of saidrod in a fixed position in relation to the'holster. w

v 25 designates a longitudinal slot in the end of the frame member 4 toreceive a lever 32 foroperatingand holding the movable jaw 29. Theattachment 5 is preferably. provided with a recessed extension 26,terminating in a bifurcated -extremity 27, wherein may be pivotallymounted the lever 32 by means of a log or projection 28, formed on orconnected with the bifurcated movable jaw 29, that is constructed toenter seats and 31, with which the scales of the gun are furnished,respectively. The lever. 32 may be formed on or connected with themovable jaw and may be provided with a dovetail edge 33, constructed toenter a similarly-formed slot 34 in a wedging-block 35, which forms ahandle for the manipulation of the lever 32 to move the jaw 29 and isconstructed and arranged to move lengthwise of the stock to act thereon,being preferably provided with an inclined or beveled end or head 36,forming a wedge adapted to engage with and slide on a shoulder 37 of themember 4.- of the frame of the stock to wedge into the stock member toforce the jaw 29 into the position shown in Fig. V and to hold it frombeing retracted. When the head 36 is drawn back, the. lever 32 may bemoved into the releasing position. (Indicated in dotted lines in Fig.IV.) The wedging-block is preferably provided with depressions 38 and 39in the floor of the slot 34 to receive a spring actuated catch 40, whichyieldingly locks the wedging-block in an extended or retracted position.The catch, wedging-block, and shoulder just described constitute oneform of locking device for the means which causes the relative movementbetween said jaws. j designates a spring to actuate said catch 40. wayin whichsaid catch is held by the spring j to prevent the wedging-blockfrom slipping off of the lever 32. In assembling the parts to apply thewedging-block to the lever the spring jbeing removed the catch 40 willbe inserted through the lever into the way k, and the spriugj will thenbe. secured in place by the screw 8. Suitable means are provided toreturn the jaw 29 to and to normally hold the same in locking position.(Shown in solid 'lines.) For this purpose a spring 41 may be securedwithin the recessed extension 26, so as to bear against a shoulder 42 onthe proection 28.

In order to connect the construction hereinbefore described with a smallfirearm of ordi= nary manufacture, it is; only necessary to remove theusual scales 14 from the latter,

place upon the back-strap 8 the supplemental scales 12 and 13, replacethe removed scales, and secure the parts in position. Then assuming thewedgingblock 35 to be in the unlocked position, (shown in Fig. IV,) thebifurcations of the jaw 7 may be inserted into the recesses 10 and 11therefor, the stock being held at an angle with the butt of the firearm,as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. I, for thatpurpose. Then the stockis brought into the position shown in solid lines in Fig. I, thusbringing the bifurcations of the spring-actuated jaw 29 into therecesses 30 and 31 therefor, the spring-actuated jaw automaticallysnapping into place in its seat and the lever returning to the positionshown in solid lines in Fig. IV. The wedging-block 35 is then slid intoposition (shown in Fig. V) to wedge the head 36 into the member 4 of thestock and against the shoulder 37, thereby to force the jaw 29 firmlyagainst the shoulder h and lock it there. The catch enters thedepression or catch-seat 38 to prevent acciden tal withdrawal of thewedge. Said catch and its seats are constructed and arranged to releasewhen eonsiderable force is applied to slide-the block 35 along thelever.

In the form shown in Fig. IV the pivot g is so located that when the jaw29 is snapped' jaw-29' is yieldingly held in engaging posi-- tion by aspring 41'. 20 designates an extension of the end plate 16', preferablyslotted, as shown at 44, and desirably provided with an enlargedexteriorly-screw-threaded portion 45 and with anexteriorly-screwthreaded reduced extremity 46 to enter thescrew-threaded end of arod 47 to form therewith a frame member to takethe place of the rod 4. The lever for operating the pivoted jaw 29 isformed of two parts 32 and 32*,pivoted together in a suitable manner, asindicated at m. The member 32 is pivoted to the extension 20 by a pivot91 and is furnished with a thumb-piece 49, by which it is manipulated tomove the jaw 29. The free end 36' of the member 32 is beveled. 35designates a wedging-block in the form of an internally-screw-threadedsleeve carried by and acting on the stock, being'screwed upon thescrew-threaded portion 45 thereof .to engage and release the beveled endof the member 32*. When the wedging-block 35' is screwed into theposition indicated by dotted lines in VIII, it will slide'upon thebeveled end'of the member 32 thereby wedging upon the same to force thejaw 29 firmly against the shoulder h therefor.

The operation of the construction shown in Figs. VIII, IX, and X issubstantially as follows: The wedging-block sleeve 35' is screwed backout of engagement with member 32 and the free end of the latter ispulled away from the holster, into the position indicated in dottedlines in Fig. VIII, thereby forcing the jaw 29 away from the jaw 7,whereupon the jaws may be introduced into the seats therefor in themanner described with relation to the form shown in Fig. I, and themember 32 will then be caused or allowed to return under the action ofthe spring 41' intothe hollow portion of the extension 20, so that thejaw 29 is made to approach the jaw 7 and to engage the seat h, as shownin Fig. VIII, whereupon the wedging-block sleeve 35 may be screwed alongto lwedge upon the beveled free end of the locking-lever 32 as indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. VIII, to force the jaw 29' home firmly againstthe shoulder h therefor to maintain a solid connection between the stockand the firearm.

The jaws, the seats therefor, and the contrivance for actuating themovable jaw and for holding the same fixedly in locked position areconstructed and arranged to cause such jaw to press upon the shouldertherefor on the firearm and to thereby draw the attachment 5 firmlyagainst the butt of'the firearm and to cramp the fixed jaw 7 against theoppositely-arranged shoulders 01 and e of its'seat, thereby to preventany looseness of the attachment.

To detach either of the constructions shown after the safety devicetherefor has been withdrawn from locking position, it is only necessaryto draw the gun and stock apart somewhat forcibly, whereupon theshoulder therefor will force the movable jaw to flex the spring whichnormally holds such jawlatched, and said movable jaw will thus becomeunlatched without any manipulation of the lever. 1 I

I Preferably the supplemental scales are recessed on their outer sidesto form the seats, leaving portions 0 of the scales to extend betweenthe recesses and the back-strap to be spanned by the bifurcatedjaws,whereby said jaws may engage said portions 0 and help to hold thescales in place when mounted on'the back-strap.

such changes in and modifications of the same as come within the spiritand scope of this invention.

It is to be understood that this invention would not be avoided byproviding seats for the jaws at one side of theback-strap only, thepurpose of the two scales furnished with Furthermore, the seats for thejaws'may be formed directly on or in the frame or backstrap of the gunwithout avoiding this invention, the purpose of the novel scales herein.

shown being simply to adapt the attachment to a gun of any constructionat slight expense.

w, y, and z in Fig. 11' designate shoulders on the member 5 to pressagainst the backstrap or frame 8 of the gun to receive the recoil of thedischarge, thus taking the strain oif of the scales.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

' 1. An attachment for a gun comprising scales furnished with seats andconstructed to be respectively mounted on the opposite sides of theback-strap of the gun; a stock furnished with bifurcated jawsconstructed to engage said seats; one of said jaws being fixed on, andthe other pivotally connected with, the stock; means for actuating themovable jaw to move the same to and from its seats; and a deviceconstructed felon]: and unlock said actuating means.

2. An attachment for agun comprising supplemental scales constructed tobe respectively mounted on the opposite sides of the back-strap of thegun and furnished on their outer faces with seats; a stock furnishedwith bifurcated jaws to span the back-strap of the gun and portions ofsaid scales when mounted thereon, and to engage said seats; one of saidjaws being fixed on, and the other pivotally connected with, the stock;means for actuating the movable jaw to move the same to and from itsseats; and a device constructed to lock and unlock said actuating means.

3. An attachment foraguncomprisingsupplemental scales constructed to berespectively mounted on the opposite sides of the back-strap of the gunand furnished with seats; a stock furnished with bifurcated jawsconstructed .to engage said seats; one of said jaws being fixed on,andthe other pivotally connected with, the stock; a lever pivotallyconnected with the stock to actuate the movablejaw; and a wedging deviceacting on said stock and lever. to hold the movable jaw locked.

4. An attachment for agun comprising supplemental scales constructed tobe respectively mounted on the back-strap of the gun and furnished withseats, one of the seats being inclined, a stock furnished with bifurcated jaws, constructed to engage said seats, one of the jaws beingfixed on, and the other one being pivotally connected withthe stock, thepivoted jaw being provided with an inclined bearing-surface to engagewith the inclined seat, a lever for operating the pivoted jaw, and alock for the lever.

5. The combination with a stock; of afixed jaw and a movable jaw mountedon the stock; a lever to operate the movable jaw; and a wedging-blockacting on the stock to lock the lever. I

6. The combination with a stock; of a fixed jaw and a movable jawmounted on the stock; the movable jaw being provided with an inclinedbearing-surface.in position for engaging with the shoulder on thegun-handle; means to operatethe movablejaw; and means to yieldingly holdthe movable jaw in locked position. I 1

7. An attachment for a gun comprising scales furnished with seats; astock furnished with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw to engage said seats;meansto yieldingly hold the movable jaw in locked position; and meansfor holding the movable jaw fixedly in locked po sition.

8. The combination with a stock; of jaws carried by the stockjmeans forproducing a relative movement between the jaws; and a wedging deviceacting on the stock to lock said means.

9. The combination with a stock; of a jaw fixed thereon; aspring-actuated jaw mountedon the stock; and means for locking thelatter jaw in its spring-held position.

10. Thecombination with a stock; of a jaw fixed thereon; a jaw pivotallymounted on the stock; a lever for actuating said jaw; and a wedgingdevice to wedge the lever into position to lock the jaw.

' 11. An attachment for a gun comprising a stock furnished with a fixedjaw and a mov able jaw, the movable jaw being provided with an inclinedbearing-surface; a part furnished with a seat having oppositely-arrangedshoulders to fit the fixed jaw, said part being also furnished with aseat having an inclined shoulder for the movable jaw; and means forforcing the movable jaw against the shoulder.

12. An'attaehment for firearms comprising a stock having a slottedmember and a fixed jaw; a jaw pivotally connected with the stock; alever in said slot to operate the jaw;

and a wedging device to hold said lever in the slot.

13. The combination with a stock having a slotted member; of a fixed anda movable jaw; a lever chambered in the stock and constructed andarranged-t0 operate the movable jaw; a block slidingly mounted on saidlever and arranged to wedge in the stock to force the lever into theslot; and means to lock the sliding block against retraction.

. I 14. The combination, with astock provided with alongitudinally-slotted member, of a fixed and a movable jaw, the movablejaw being provided with a lever mounted in the slot, and means forlocking the free end of the lever within the slot.

.15. The combination, withastock provided with a longitudinally-slottedmember, of a fixed and a movable jaw, the movable jaw being providedwith a lever mounted in the slot, and a block 'slidably mounted inposition to engage with the lever and lock the movable jaw in position.v

16. The combination, with a stock provided with a longitudinally-slottedhollow member, of azfixed and a movable jaw, the movable jaw beingprovided with a lever, the free end of the lever being inclined, and asliding block on said member in position to engage with the inclinedportion thereof and hold it within the slot.

1'7. The combination, with astock provided with a longitudinally-slottedmember, of a fixed and movable jaw, the movable jaw being provided witha lever, a block slidably mounted on said member in position to engagewith the lever and hold its free end in the slot, and means for limitingthe longitudinal movement of the block on said member.

18. A stock provided with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw and a firearmhaving shoul dered scales constructed to receive said jaws.

19. A non-extensible stock having a fixed jaw and a spring-actuated jawconstructed to engage the scales upon a small firearm.

20. A non-extensible stock provided with an attachment carrying a jaw, ajaw pivoted thereto and means for operating the pivoted jaw, saidattachment being provided with shoulders adapted to press against thebackstrap of the gun and receive the recoil of the discharge.

21. A non-extensible stock provided with an end plate, an attachmentconnected therewith having a jaw, a jaw movably connected with saidattachment and means for operat-f ing said jaw.

22. A stock provided with an end plate having an extension, anattachment connected with said end plate carrying a jaw, a jaw movablyconnected with said attachment and means for operating said jaw,

23. A stock provided with an end plate having an extension, a rod uponone edge of the stock connected with said extension, an attachment uponthe end plate, a rod upon the other edge of the stock secured by saidattachment and a jaw movably connected with the latter.

24. A stock provided with an end plate-having an extension, a rod on oneedge of the stock connected therewith, a rod on theother edge of thestock, an attachment carrying a jaw and connected with said end plateand securing the latter rod and a spring-actuated jaw movabl-y connectedwith said attachment and means for operating the jaw.

- In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses, at San Francisco,

California, this 9th day of October, 1901.

ROSS M. G. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, J LIA TOWNSEND.

